Question 1

Which is better, API Reference - Ideal Postcodes or Cep.la?

Accepted Answer

Both are solid Geocoding APIs. Choose based on your specific requirements. API Reference - Ideal Postcodes uses apiKey while Cep.la uses no authentication.

Question 2

What is the main difference between API Reference - Ideal Postcodes and Cep.la?

Accepted Answer

API Reference - Ideal Postcodes: # Getting Started

## Overview

### Access

All API methods are either a `GET`, `POST` or `OPTIONS` request.

The API communicates over both HTTPS and plain HTTP using IPv4 and IPv6.

We recommend .... Cep.la: Brazil RESTful API to find information about streets, zip codes, neighborhoods, cities and states. They differ in authentication (apiKey vs no authentication), HTTPS support (yes vs no), and CORS (unknown vs unknown).

Question 3

Which Geocoding API is easier to integrate?

Accepted Answer

Cep.la is easier to integrate because it requires no authentication.

Feature	API Reference - Ideal Postcodes	Cep.la
Authentication	apiKey	None
HTTPS	Yes	No
CORS	Unknown	Unknown

API Reference - Ideal Postcodes vs Cep.la

API Reference - Ideal Postcodes

Cep.la

When to use which?